Comparative efficacy of dexamethasone versus hydrocortisone in severe acute pediatric asthma

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-160

  Ebrahimi, Sedigheh ^a   Sarkari, Bahador ^b  

^a YASUJ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dexamethasone; Hydrocortisone

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE;

EID: 35848956806     PISSN: 17351502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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